Veteran’s Education Assistance Payments
Veterans may be eligible to receive a Veterans Education Assistance (VE/VC) payment. This program provides continuing education and child care compensation.
Verification from the Veterans Administration is required to determine what portion of the payment is designated for continuing education, and/or child care compensation.
Step 1
FMOD or FAMISPAR locate participant by entering participant’s SSN or DCN. Press CTRL
Step 2:
Type “SELINC” on the command line.
Type “S” in the “SEL” field left of the EU.
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- If participant is active on multiple programs, select any program.
Press CTRL to FASTPATH to SELINC.
Step 3:
Press F14=ADDINC (Income screen).
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- “ED” is always entered in the Type field for Veteran’s Educational Assistance payments.
- “VE”-Education Income of Vet’s Education Assistance (Not CC Compensation) is entered when payment is NOT USED for child care compensation in the Source field.
- “VC”-Education Income of Vet’s Education Assistance (CC Compensation) is entered when payment IS USED for child care compensation in the Source field.
Tab to Type field:
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- Prompt (=F4) and select “ED” Education.
- Press CTRL.
- Source: Prompt (=F4) to view the Select Code Table Value screen.
- Press F8=FORWARD to locate source codes “VC” or “VE”.
- Select “VC” Vets Education Assist (CC Compensation), or “VE” Vets Education Assist (Not CC Compensation).
- Press CTRL.
Note: Veterans Education Assistance payments may have a combination of “VC” (CC Compensation), and “VE” (Not CC Compensation-continuing education/living maintenance/Etc). If a Veterans Education Assistance payment has a combination of “VC” and “VE”, two separate income sources must be entered.
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- Source Name: Enter Vets Education Assistance.
- Begin Date: Enter the date the income began.
- Report Date: Enter the date the Agency became aware of the income.
- Press CTRL.
Step 4:
Press F6=DETAILS (Income Amount screen).
Note: Verification is required to determine the portion of the Veterans Education Assistance payment received for “VC” (CC Compensation), and for “VE” (Not CC Compensation).
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- Budget Month: Enter current month/year.
- Frequency: Enter how often the payment is received.
- Calculation Method: Either prompt (=F4) or enter calculation method.
Tab to the first blank repeating group line, and type “S” on the Com line.
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- Gross Amount: Enter the amount of the payment received for either “VC”, or “VE”.
- “VC” income – Enter only the portion designated for CC compensation from the Veterans Education Assistance payment.
- “VE” income – Enter the remainder of the Veterans Education Assistance payment if combined with CC compensation. If the Veterans Education payment does not include CC compensation, enter the full amount of the payment.
- Income Date: Enter the date payment is received by the participant.
- Include (Y/N): Type “Y”.
- Verification: Enter how the Veterans Education payment was verified.
- Press CTRL.
- Enter comment and press CTRL.
- Press F21=RETURN, F12=CANCEL, and F21=RETURN to the Income screen.
Note: If “VC” (CC Compensation) income is the only source of income entered, complete an Eligibility Determination Resolution (EDRES).
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- Review budget summaries for all active programs to ensure correct outcome.
- Enter a final comment summarizing case action taken on EUMEMROL.
Note: If participant has “VE” income continue to Step 5.
Step 5:
Press F14=INCEXP (Income Expense screen).
Type “A” on the command line.
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- First blank repeating group line: Type “S” on the Com field.
- Type: Prompt (=F4) to view the Select Code Table Value screen.
- This screen displays allowable student expenses for “VE” income.
- All other “VE” income expenses (living maintenance/ETC) are not entered.
Type “S” by the expense, and press CTRL, back to the Income Expense screen.
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- Expense Amount: Enter amount of expense.
- Frequency: Enter how often received.
- Budget Begin Date: Enter month/year.
- Verification: Enter how the expense was verified.
- Press CTRL.
Note: Repeat Step 5 until all student expenses are entered.
Step 6:
Comments must be entered on each individual expense.
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- Tab to the expense, and type “S” by the expense.
- Press F18=COMMENT.
- Enter comment, press CTRL, F21=RETURN, F12=CANCEL back to the Income Expense screen.
- If only one expense F21=RETURN back to the Income screen.
- Repeat Step 6 for any additional expenses then press F21=RETURN.
- Complete an Eligibility Determination Resolution (EDRES).
Step 7:
Review budget summaries for all active programs to ensure correct outcome.
Enter a final comment summarizing case action on EUMEMROL